Since he wanted to frame himself, that courtyard was naturally carefully selected, and Yuan Yongyan would be so angry when he saw that he had never come out, and he must have been expected by the other party, Chu Jun was puzzled, what was the suspense in an uninhabited hall, "Is there anything special about that place?" ”

Linglong snorted, "There, that used to be Empress Xia's bedroom. ”

"Queen?" Chu Junxi was taken aback, no wonder Yuan Yongyan was so angry, it turned out that it was her mother's bedroom.

Linglong nodded lightly, "After the first emperor and Empress Xia got married, the two of them have been in love with each other, until Concubine Su Guifei, who is now Concubine Su, appeared, and the first emperor's favor was all given to her, and she began to snub the queen, until Empress Xia passed away, Concubine Su asked to live in Fengyang Hall twice, but was rejected by the first emperor, so it became vacant, and slowly became a forbidden place in the palace, except for the palace people who cleaned regularly, no one was allowed to enter. ”

"And today is the death day of Empress Xia."

Therefore, the emperor will definitely go to Fengyang Hall today to remember his mother, and there is no need to find a reason to lie to him, all they have to do is to bring themselves over, and the next thing will come naturally, without their careful planning.

There is no footsteps, no insect chirping, Xinyue Ju is quiet as if no one is inhabited, Yueniang hangs high in the air, the moonlight like water flows wantonly, and the dry branches on the eaves are on the bluestone slabs, as if covered with a layer of silver-white frost.

There was a sound of footsteps at the door of the hall, a little heavy, and there was a faint trace of instability, Chu Jun raised his head from the Zhenlong chess game, it was late at night at this time, who would come here? Mo is not a killer sent by the other party, thinking of this, Chu Junxi's heart hung high, she walked lightly to the vermilion gate, hid in the gap in the gate and opened out, and then opened her eyes in surprise.

A tall and slender figure at the door stepped up the steps step by step, his steps were slow, and every step was very hard, Chu Junxi's eyes widened in disbelief, and she didn't come back to her senses until the dragon pattern embroidered with gold thread on the other party's robe was close in front of her.

The person who came turned out to be the emperor, why did he come here late at night, smelling the faint smell of wine on his body, Chu Junxi frowned slightly. Lin Jikuo has been following the emperor inch by his side, where did he go?

Yuan Yongyan entered the hall and slowly walked towards her after seeing Chu Junxi.

The distance between the two was only half an arm's length, Chu Junxi could clearly see his shadow from the other party's eyes, Yuan Yongyan's starry eyes stared at him, it seemed to contain a thousand words and he didn't know where to start, Chu Junxi suddenly thought of Linglong's words, tonight is Queen Xia's death day.

Being stared at so closely by a man, Chu Junxi actually blushed a little, and she turned her face away uncomfortably, "Your Majesty, you are drunk." ”

"I'm not drunk." Yuan Yongyan sat down at the table, "Serve tea." ”

The palace people had all been dismissed a few days ago, and Chu Junxi had to make tea himself, and he had never done this, Chu Junxi did not do it well, and he was almost a little flustered.

The brewed tea was brought to his mouth, and he only smelled the taste without touching his lips, Yuan Yongyan put down the teacup, "Inferior tea." ”

"The emperor won't come here late at night to comment on Xinyueju's tea."

Yuan Yongyan looked up at her, as if she was seeing her for the first time, "Are you angry?" Because I put you under house arrest? ”

Chu Jun was silent, no one likes to be wrongfully punished.

The candlelight shone on Yuan Yongyan's handsome face, as if he had hooked a circle of gold for him. After a long time, he said, "Do you know what kind of place Fengyang Hall is?" ”

Yuan Yongyan's eyes were distant, as if he was reminiscing about the past, and the candlelight sprinkled a warm luster on his eyes, "That's where my mother once lived." ”

Yuan Yongyan's voice was low with a touch of sadness, his tone was slow, although it was close in front of him, but it sounded as if he was far away, and his voice was sent by the wind, as ethereal as a winter mist, "The mother concubine is a very gentle woman, and when I was a child, she often held me and sat on her lap and told me interesting stories. ”

"My father has always said that my mother is the kindest and gentlest woman in the world, so I love her very much.

The wick was only a little left, the firelight became dim and uncertain, Chu Junxi took off the gauze cover, took off the silver hairpin on his head and dialed the wick, the hall instantly became bright, inserted the silver hairpin back into her head, and she put the gauze back into the carved copper lampholder.

The bright candle flame flickered, as if gilding the things and people in the temple.

Chu Jun looked at Yuan Yongyan a little puzzled, in the past, he was always shrewd and wise, exuding an aura of indifference, which was not easy to get close to. Although it is only a faint smell of alcohol, it should not appear in a wise king, let alone that he is like a friend at this moment, telling himself the past buried in the depths of his memory.

"It's a lie to raise eyebrows and have a deep affection, there are such beautiful feelings in the world." Yuan Yongyan's eyes drooped, and the luster in her pupils was not there, "In just a few years, my father and emperor have abandoned my mother and have a new love, and even have to pass on the emperor's son to that slut." ”

Yuan Yongyan's clenched fists burst out, and her face was gritted with resentment, "I clearly remember what my mother looked like when she died, I must avenge her, it's too cheap to kill them, I want to torture them little by little, the pain that the queen mother endured, I want them to repay it a thousand times over." ”

Chu Junxi replaced the cooled tea for Yuan Yongyan, and told himself with certainty in his heart that he must be drunk, otherwise he would not talk like a child.

Chu Junxi looked at the night sky through the window, the dark night sky was bright and the moon was hanging high, and the silver-white moonlight was colder and colder than before.

"I'm not a good son, am I?" The gray sadness in Yuan Yongyan's eyes flashed, but he quickly covered it up, "I watched my father and emperor being killed, and I knew that my mother was killed, but I couldn't avenge him." ”

Chu Junxi suddenly felt that the person standing in front of him was no longer the indifferent and impersonal king, but an ordinary person full of sadness and needed care.

There is no one in the palace who is simple and kind, and people who are too simple will only become the object of other people's use, and they don't even know how they died.

Chu Junxi suddenly wanted to hold that person in his arms and comfort him, because they had the same background and had the same experience, but reason stopped her in time at the last moment, the person in front of him was an indifferent king, even if he was sad and sad now, but he was ruthless in nature.

"My mother died when I was five years old, but she committed suicide, was persecuted by others, and finally lost her mind and went crazy, and in the end she didn't even know me." Chu Junxi said lightly, recalling the days about her mother, Chu Junxi did not have sadness and resentment, she was the pain of her mother, and she also caused the misfortune of her life.

Now I am indifferent and cold-eyed, but my heart has also been warm, it is the cold empty and lonely hall that erodes the warmth of my heart little by little, and finally becomes no temperature.

"So you, like me, have lost the blessing of your mother since you were a child, living in calculations and intrigues, and you can only live on your own step by step."

"I am the forgotten one, living alone in a cold corner, without intrigue and calculation, only cold and lonely." Being calculated shows that you still have the value of existence, but what about yourself? Being forgotten and ignored by others is like a superfluous person who should not live in this world.

Her hand was wrapped in a pair of powerful and warm hands, and Chu Junxi quickly wanted to withdraw it as if she had been stung by a bee, but the force on Yuan Yongyan's hand increased, firmly fixing her hands, making her unable to move.

Yuan Yongyan's eyes are no longer dim, the sadness has all disappeared, and the bright fire in his eyes has become lustrous and shiny, as if the warm lake surface under the winter sun is like waves.

Chu Jun twisted his face to the side uncomfortably, "It's late at night." ”

Yuan Yongyan let go of Chu Junxi's hand, Chu Junxi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and heard Yuan Yongyan say, "I will rest here tonight." ”

Chu Junxi's eyes widened in horror, her pink cheeks instantly flushed, and she said in disbelief, "This, here?" ”

"Here."